Launch Date
October 20, 1983
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC31
Launch Vehicle
Soyuz-U
NORAD ID
14488
International Designator
1983-106C
Decay Date
11/20/1983
Name
PROGRESS 18 DEB
Alternative Name
Model VLF part
Type
Status
Owner
NPOE
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Length
0
Diameter
0
Span
0
Dry Mass
0
Launch Mass
0
Shape
N/A
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Model VLF
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
NPOE
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Progress Experime
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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